PHP 5.5 setcookie localhost not working

Question

I've been working on a project on another operating system and it works fine there. I'm now on Arch Linux and now the project isn't working. The problem seems to be that my browser is not accepting a cookie.

I'm setting it with

setcookie('name','value', 0, '/', '', 0, true);

Firebug shows the cookie being sent and the function is returning true. But it the cookie isn't being used. This is on localhost.

Edit: I've also tried many combinations, like:

setcookie('test', 'value');
setcookie('test', 'value', 0, '', '', 0, true);

None seem to work.

RTM: php.net/manual/en/function.setcookie.php your not setting expire right... If set to 0, or omitted, the cookie will expire at the end of the session (when the browser closes). or the secure flag[bool] — Lawrence Cherone
– Lawrence Cherone, Commented Aug 27, 2013 at 21:24
I seem to be setting it correctly. This works on a live server, on another development server, just not this particular development environment. — dirtymikeandtheboys
– dirtymikeandtheboys, Commented Aug 27, 2013 at 21:32
have you tried putting in the domain for the 5th parameter, such as localhost or 127.0.0.1? — Get Off My Lawn
– Get Off My Lawn, Commented Aug 27, 2013 at 21:38

chillers · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-27 21:41:16Z

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Try this, sets cookie

$time=time();
setcookie("test", "value", time()+86400);

The time can be adjusted it's set for one day before it expires.

To read the cookie

$varname = $_COOKIE["test"]; 
echo $varname;

It should echo out value since that is the example data your setting in cookie.

You can also use the same name for setcookie to override your existing value

edited Aug 27, 2013 at 21:41

answered Aug 27, 2013 at 21:36

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dirtymikeandtheboys Over a year ago

That works. I tried this in my index.php at the top:

if (isset($_COOKIE['test'])) {          var_dump($_COOKIE['test']);         exit;  } else {              setcookie("test", "value", time()+86400);         exit;          }

dirtymikeandtheboys Over a year ago

But I'm wondering why my other settings aren't being accepted? I'm not sending out any output other than the cookie. It works everywhere else....

dirtymikeandtheboys Over a year ago

httponly, setting domain; those in particular. Though perhaps its location in my program. I think it's a really weird problem. I'll have to do more research and comment here if I figure it out. Thanks for jump starting the testing.

chillers Over a year ago

@dirtymikeandtheboys I think what your trying to do is set the cookies on localhost? Not a actually domain? if so I believe cookies are associated with domain/ip only.

dirtymikeandtheboys Over a year ago

Ah! That's it. I reconfigured my PHP system to work with my client IP address, which was "::1"

Anoop Santhanam · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-11 07:34:49Z

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I had the same issue. When I set it like this:

    setcookie("name","value",time()*3600);

and when I try to print it like this:

    echo $_COOKIE['name'];

it shows me a an error/warning on wamp that says "undefined index 'name'". When I change it to

    echo $_COOKIE["name"];

it works! Apparently, the double quotes and single quotes make a difference. Hope this helps!

answered Sep 11, 2014 at 7:34

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Carl · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-07 03:44:41Z

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Yeah, the setcookie('name','value', time()+86400), '/', 0, false); doesn't work on localhost machine, only the setcookie('name','value', time()+86400); seem to work. But when you try it on a real hosted domain the setcookie('name','value', time()+86400), '/', 0, false); works just fine. This has probably something to do with PHP versions or the local server you are currently using (XAMPP, WAMP, etc)

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Jonny Over a year ago

You missed the domain parameter on "setcookie('name','value', time()+86400), '/', 0, false);". On Mac with MAMP and the following is working over localhost: setcookie("mycookie", "cookievalue", time()+ 86400, "/", "", false, true);

Steve C Over a year ago

If your running on localhost, you may want to check that the output_buffering setting is not set to off in your php.ini file. Set it like so output_buffering = 4096 . This should fix it without having to fill in all the parameters of setcookie(); If your on MAMP, just go to File > Edit Template > PHP > (Your running version).

Moftah · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-20 23:55:19Z

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Try these snippets, works for me.

<?php
// set the cookies
setcookie("cookie[three]", "cookiethree");
setcookie("cookie[two]", "cookietwo");
setcookie("cookie[one]", "cookieone");

// after the page reloads, print them out
if (isset($_COOKIE['cookie'])) {
    foreach ($_COOKIE['cookie'] as $name => $value) {
        $name = htmlspecialchars($name);
        $value = htmlspecialchars($value);
        echo "$name : $value <br />\n";
    }
}
?>

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